10 février, 2008 15:26

DuPont Knew There Was Danger Of Chemical Leak - Plaintiffs

WURTLAND, Ky. (AP)--Attorneys for more than 200 people suing DuPont after a 2004 chemical leak say similar leaks had happened before.

That contradicts claims by the company.

In October 2004, a cracked pipe at a Wurtland facility created clouds of sulfuric acid that injured workers and emergency responders.

According to court records a DuPont senior engineer told officials the company did not install equipment that could have detected the leak because it had never experienced that type of leak before.

But in an e-mail released this month to attorneys representing the plaintiffs a DuPont engineer said the previous bundle of tubes had also broken. That break was quickly detected and no one was harmed.

DuPont attorney Dan Danford has said he cannot comment on the e-mails because some of the information is sealed.